Tiepi Fengdou is made from fresh Iron Skin Dendrobium stems. It is a precious traditional Chinese medicine with various medicinal properties and effects, recognized as a high-end health product and a life-saving herb that many critically ill patients dream of.
Nourishing Yin and Moistening Dryness
According to the "Chinese Pharmaceutical Dictionary", Tiepi Fengdou is "specialized in nourishing the qi and fluid of the lungs and stomach, promoting abundant qi and fluid, and generating kidney water spontaneously". This means that it is good at nourishing yin and generating fluid, treating symptoms of yin deficiency and fluid depletion, such as fatigue, dull complexion, dry eyes, sore and weak lower back and knees, dizziness and fatigue, dry mouth and throat, and constipation.
Liver Protection and Cholagogue
Tiepi Fengdou contains aspartic acid, which can serve as a carrier for K+ and Mg2+ ions to transport electrolytes to the myocardium, thereby improving myocardial contractile function and reducing oxygen consumption. It has a protective effect on the myocardium during coronary circulation disorders and hypoxia. It is also involved in the ornithine cycle, promoting the production of urea from oxygen and carbon dioxide, reducing the amount of nitrogen and carbon dioxide in the blood, enhancing liver function, and eliminating fatigue.
Throughout history, medical practitioners have recognized the excellent liver protection and cholagogue effects of Tiepi Fengdou. It is an important medicinal herb for treating various liver and gallbladder diseases, such as hepatitis, cholecystitis, and gallstones.
Tonifying the Spleen and Stomach
Tiepi Fengdou is also a stomach-tonifying and fluid-generating medicine. It is recorded in various pharmacopoeias, such as "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" and "New Compilation of Materia Medica", as a "gastrointestinal medicine" commonly used to treat stomach pain and upper abdominal distention.
Modern experiments have also confirmed that Tiepi Fengdou has a good inhibitory effect on Helicobacter pylori, a common pathogenic bacterium in spleen and stomach diseases. It helps treat atrophic gastritis, superficial gastritis, duodenal ulcers, and other diseases caused by Helicobacter pylori. Additionally, oral administration of Tiepi Fengdou decoction can promote gastric secretion, enhance gastric emptying capacity, and aid digestion.
Blood Pressure Lowering
Tiepi Fengdou contains Dendrobine, which has the functions of raising blood sugar, lowering blood pressure, weakening heart contraction, inhibiting respiration, and weak antipyretic and analgesic effects. It has a good effect on reducing blood pressure in patients with hypertension.
Blood Sugar Lowering
According to Chinese medicine, the occurrence of diabetes is mainly attributed to kidney yin deficiency and early heat in the lungs and stomach, with qi and yin deficiency as its pathological characteristics. Tiepi Fengdou, with its nourishing yin, clearing heat, and moistening dryness properties, has been used as a specialized medicine for treating diabetes since ancient times. Clinical studies have shown that Tiepi Fengdou not only enhances insulin activity but also significantly lowers blood sugar levels, restoring blood sugar to normal.
Improving Vision
Tiepi Fengdou has the function of nourishing yin and improving vision, making it a well-regarded product for eye care by medical practitioners throughout history. Modern studies on its pharmacological effects have also confirmed that Tiepi Fengdou not only delays the development of cataracts in the elderly but also maintains lens transparency at 36.8%, and it has inhibitory or corrective effects on abnormal enzyme activity caused by lactose.
Cancer Prevention
Tiepi Fengdou contains Gudouchi and Maolansu, two phytocompounds with anticancer activity. They can enhance the phagocytic function of macrophages, promote the growth of T cells and the production of lymphokines, significantly increase peripheral white blood cells, and enhance immune function.
Boosting Immunity
Tiepi Fengdou contains polysaccharides, which are active polysaccharides with anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and self-repairing immune-enhancing effects. The polysaccharide components have a significant effect on the functions of T and B lymphocytes, macrophages, and natural killer cells (NK), significantly increasing T cell immune function in cancer patients.
